Re: WC 150K Post Challenge - You Ready?!
Love the in hand feel of the XZ3. Sony did a nice job hardware wise of their refinement of the XZ2 design. I felt like the addressed some of the concerns I had with the XZ2 (but chipped away at some of its portly personality). I'm indifferent about how they did the curves on the screen. It is narrow enough but not as much as a Samsung device. I can see why palm rejection when used NG the display may be a pain in the *** for smaller hands. Comparatively, the XZ2 Premium feels a bit too wide for my taste.
Also, the XZ3 doesn't feel as fast as the XZ2. I think this was a 4GB RAM mode I tried. I'd love to try. The first green this time isn't as pronounced as on the XZ2. Also, I don't use the Sony launcher, so I'd love to drop Nova or Niagara on it and disable some junk to really test the pace of the phone.
9.0 looks the same like 8.1 did, minus the theming engine. No gestures (would rather have it and turn it off). Meh all around there.
Having used the G7+, the size bump to the V40 isn't as bad as it once was. It is still a bit too bigger than I'd want. I do appreciate the fact that the G7/V40 isn't as narrow as a S9/Note 9. I think LG missed a serious chance last year with both the G7 and V40 not being as complete products as they needed to be. Rock solid is good, viable and complete alternatives are better.
Just some other things to salivate on and consider.